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International use of colour in Architecture

This full day seminar aims at giving you a better understanding of colour, colour specification and of the Natural Colour System. The Seminar runs from 08h00 to 16h00 and includes practical exercises, demonstrations and discussions. Certificates will be awarded for the seminar.

The Workshop includes practical exercises, demonstrations and discussions. The program runs as follows:

Introduction

The need for colour theory

Colour and feeling

The colour vision

Defect colour vision

To be able to communicate colours

Why colour order systems

The NATURAL COLOR SYSTEM®

Elementary colours' attributes

Description of colour verbally and with graphic symbols

NCS in practice

The NCS Colour Atlas

NCS colour samples and colour sample collections

NCS as a practical tool in colour communication

Colour areas

Similarities and relationships between colours

Colour combinations

NCS in colour research

Colour and meaning

Exterior colour design

Traditional colour scales

Colour in distance

Natures' colour palette

The change of colour impressions

Each student will receive a Colour Wheel, a Colour Triangle as well as a Colour Mask. The student will receive a folder with the exercises for reference purposes.

The following exercise will be covered in the course:

D7 – Hue Differences

D8 – Nuance Differences

E1 – Elementary Colours and Elementary Attributes

D4 – Colour Circle

E2 - Colour Triangle

E3 – Colour Areas

NCS 1-4 – Training in Colour Analysis

Who should attend:Architects, interior and product designers and others who make creative colour judgements on a day to day basis and want to gain or improve their skills. The South African Institute of Architects has assessed and validated this Category one CPD Activity. The activity carries 2 CPD credits.